ugly adj. karu

 

umbilical cord n. khiinii

 

umbrella 

n. ase
adj. sati*

unappetizing  

adj. byurii-byarii
adj. bulun-biile
adj. ulu-byalu

unbolt vt. khiiko

 

uncomfortable adj. ahi-are

 

uncle (maternal) n. aku

 

uncle (paternal) n. ate 

 

unclean (appearance)

adj. byurii-byarii
adj. bulun-biile
adj. ulu-byalu

uncoil vt. karpya

 

uncomfortable (feeling) adj. ahi-are

 

uncultivated plain land n. piro

 

under post. biipii ho

 

underarm n. gorkhan

 

underneath post. biipii ho 

 

underside n. biipii

 

understand vt. hender

 

understand (what one hears) vt. tader

 

understanding adj. hela

 

undiscreetly adv. kadoliili 

 

undisturbed (quiet)

adj. jihi
adj. jihi rara

undo 

vsuff. -pya
vt. miipya

undress 

vt. khepa
vt. pyapa

undulating adj. yoyu

 

uneven (shape) adj. kolyo

 

uneven (surface) adj. paka-pala

 

uneven (terrain) adj. kutu

 

uneasy (person) adj. hensi-henga

 

undo/untie something vt. miipya

 

unfasten a knot vt. tapya

 

unfasten a lock vt. heko

 

unfathomable adj. tagyan

 

unfold 

vt. perko (Hi)/pyerko/pyarko (Bu)
vt. berpya (Hi)/byarpya (Bu)

unfurl vt-r. tor

 

unhappy adj. heru

 

unhappy (face, look) adj. moyu

 

universe 

n. siichan miido
n. chantii-dotii

unload vt. kulo

 

unload (something by dropping it energetically on the ground) vt. batin

 

unload (something that is being carried) vt. jolo

 

unlock vt. hepya

 

unnatural/violent death for men n. talii

 

unnatural/violent death for women n. liibun

 

unpleasant to do vsuff. -ru

 

unpleasant to eat vsuff. diiha-diikha

 

unproductive (land) adj. chankha-dikha

 

unroll vt. karpya

 

unroot vt-r. sii

 

unselfish adj. kobya

 

unsteady

adj. padun
adj. riili

unsteadily adv. riili-riili

 

untidy 

adj. pabya
adj. taya-rara

untidily adj. pabyapa

 

untie a knot vt. tapya

 

until

conj. daye 
vsuff. -lyihe/-lyiye
vsuff. -lyihepa/-lyiyepa
vsuff. -lyikuhe/-lyikuye
vsuff. -lyikuhepa/-lyikuyepa

post. lohe/loye
adv. lohepa/loyepa

unusual act 

vsuff. -malyaniin
n. miimalyaniin

unwrap vt. berpya (Hi)/byarpya (Bu)

unyielding adj. tunblun

up adv. ayo

upper adj. ayo

upper limb of a sacrificed animal n. alii

upper lip n. ayo nyachu

upper side/level/place n. ayo

upper portion (of a wall or door) n. yarsi

uppermost paddy field (of a person's fields) n. gardin

uppermost part (of a tree, pole, etc.) 

n. lolyin
n. milyin

uppermost shelf of a *dareke 

n. khapo
n. gyai (Hi).

uproot grass or weeds vt-r. bin

 

uproot (esp. trees) vt-r. byu

Upupa epops n. pagi yarii/pagi yaru

 

upward vsuff. -cha

 

urgent n. tiinariikha

 

urine n. si

 

urinate vt-r. si 

 

urinal 

n. si sita
n. siko

us pron. ngunumi

 

use n. piigo

 

use (some part of an object or quantity for another purpose) 

vt. miimo
vt. miipin

use(d) to [do] vsuff. -lya

 

useful 

adj. gordu
adj. piigo anii

usefulness n. niidu

 

useless (thing) n. piigo amanii 

 

usual 

adj. lyagya
adj. miilya
adj. punyun

usual act 

vsuff. -lyaniin
n. miilyaniin

usual price 

n. khiiju
nphr. khiiju dumin

utensil n. miinii-nanii/miina-nanii

 

uterine nephew (term of address) n. ya

 

uterine nephew (term of reference) n. ohobo

 

utility  

n. piigo
n. niidu

uttering speech while asleep adj. lumu

 

uvula n. lyirotoko